Art Opening

Join us for the opening reception for two exhibitions 

Saturday, August 28, 2010

HADAR SOBOL: KAIROS (THE SUPREME MOMENT)   
Reception:  6:00 to 8:30 p.m.   

12 MAJOR PAINTINGS BY OTIS DOZIER   
Paintings Unveiled:  5:30 p.m.   
Presented in association with Russell Tether Fine Arts Associates, LLC   

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DON'T MISS THE FINAL WEEK OF SHORELINES: an exhibition benefiting the Trinity River Audubon Center and the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster Fund   

closing Saturday, August 21   

Join us on the final day of the exhibition for   

BIRDING 101 with Ben Jones, Trinity River Audubon Center Director of Education   
Saturday, August 21, 8:30 a.m.   
at Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden   
Coffee and donuts will be served.   
Wear comfortable shoes, cool attire, and bring your binoculars!   
More at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123566424355149&index=1
RSVP to gallery@valleyhouse.com or 972-239-2441

View the SHORELINES exhibition at
http://www.valleyhouse.com/main.asp?page=24

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HADAR SOBOL:  Kairos (the supreme moment)   

August 28 - October 2, 2010

Valley House Gallery is pleased to present our first exhibition of Israel born Hadar Sobol. In a union of thread and drawing, Sobol traces her journey of identity as an artist and new mother in a new country.   

"Kairos" refers to the qualitative dimension of time. It describes a moment of undetermined time during which something special happens. Sobol's work draws its inspiration from the narrative of a woman's inner voyage. During this voyage, as she confronts the changes in her life, she finds that in addition to experiencing pain, she is provided with the opportunity to re-create herself.   

Opening Reception: 
Saturday, August 28, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Artist Talk: 
Saturday, September 11, 11:00 a.m.   

Preview the exhibition at
http://www.valleyhouse.com/main.asp?page=24

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12 Major Paintings by Early Dallas Artist OTIS DOZIER (1904-1987)

August 30 - October 2, 2010

The paintings will not be available to preview before the exhibition opens at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 28   

After August 28, the paintings can be seen online at
http://www.valleyhouse.com   

"Otis Dozier painted a certain time and place into existence.  Ostensibly, his subject was the flora and fauna of the American Southwest, but his true subject was the universality of the rhythms of the natural world.  His mantra was "Look for the universal in the regional."  What a contrast with the current cliche "global art," which, in essence, means "follow fashion and money!" 

Otis' "universal" was beyond the ego, beyond the subjective.  And, although someday his works, like all landscape painting, will become images of a vanished world, a time no one remembers, what a treasure they are for us!  Could any of us see the exquisite design of Southwestern flora or the geometry of native rock formations echoed in fair weather clouds if not for his paintings?  His tools were a gift for drawing, an infallible color sense, and an insatiable curiosity."  

by Roger Winter, 2010   

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UPCOMING EVENT AT TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON CENTER

Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
at Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 South Loop 12, Dallas
"Focusing on the Crisis in the Gulf: Learn about Audubon's Gulf Coast Oil Disaster Relief Efforts" with Ms. Iliana Pena, Audubon Texas' Director of Conservation   
http://www.trinityriveraudubon.org

ONGOING MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:   

May 20 - August 21, 2010   
Drawing on the Past:  Selections from the Bobbie and John Nau Collection of Texas Art   
at The Grace Museum, Abilene   
Including work by Sedrick Huckaby, Bob Stuth-Wade and Early Texas artists L. O. Griffith, Everett Spruce, Velox Ward and Clara McDonald Williamson   
http://www.thegracemuseum.org

July 15 - September 4, 2010   
David A. Dreyer:  Natural Abstraction   
at The Grace Museum, Abilene   
http://www.thegracemuseum.org

UPCOMING MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:   

September 19, 2010 - January 2, 2011   
L. O. Griffith:  Painting the Texas Landscape   
Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas   
http://www.tylermuseum.org 

October 3, 2010 - January 16, 2011   
Encounters:  Mark Messersmith   
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama   
http://www.hsvmuseum.org   

October 16, 2010 - January 9, 2011   
Sedrick Huckaby:  From Earth to Heaven   
Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas   
http://www.amset.org   

November 17, 2010 - January 23, 2011   
Lilian Garcia-Roig:  Hyperbolic Nature   
Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Florida   

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!   

Inaugural CADD Bus Tour   
Saturday, October 9, 2010   
http://www.caddallas.net   

DADA 25th Anniversary Party   
Saturday, September 25, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.   
at the Dallas Contemporary, 161 Glass Street
Purchase your tickets at
http://www.dallasartdealers.org

DADA Film Premier of "Dallas Art City"   
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 2:00 p.m.   
Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art   
Admittance with general admission to the museum   
http://www.dallasartdealers.org

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Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden   
6616 Spring Valley Road (between Preston and Hillcrest), Dallas, Texas  75254

Hours: 10 to 5, Monday through Saturday   
972-239-2441   
gallery@valleyhouse.com